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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former champion Cael Sanderson said on Tuesday he was saddened wrestling was on the Olympic chopping block but remained optimistic the sport would ultimately remain in the Games. "Wrestling and the Olympics go hand-in-hand," he told Reuters in a telephone interview. "When you start taking the original sports away from the Olympics, you really change what the Olympic Games are. "What are you going to do next, change the name of the Olympics?" Sanderson and the wrestling world were stunned when the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Wimp Sanderson, in a strikingly different version of the incident that cost him his job as Alabama basketball coach, claims his longtime secretary got a black eye by colliding with his outstretched left hand. Sanderson filed court documents Friday responding to a lawsuit filed by Nancy Watts, who charges that Sanderson punched her in March as part of a pattern of physical and sexual harassment and abuse. Alabama's all-time winningest basketball coach resigned in May after Watts` allegations were made public.

Scott Sanderson, making his New York Yankees debut, took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Wednesday before Tony Phillips drove the first pitch off the top of the fence in right. Jesse Barfield, battling a 29 m.p.h. wind, tried mightily but couldn`t make the catch. It went for a double, ending Sanderson's bid although not the 4-0 New York victory. "Without the wind I would have caught the ball," Barfield said. The Tigers had just three base runners to that point, two on walks and one on an eighth-inning error by shortstop Alvaro Espinoza.

Scott Sanderson, reliever, would like to have his original title, starter, restored. Sanderson, the Cubs` right-hander, gave up a homer to Mike Aldrete in the eighth inning Sunday that allowed the San Francisco Giants to beat the Cubs 4-3 at Candlestick Park. Sanderson (4-5) said he`d rather start, as he had done before Les Lancaster, Sunday's opening pitcher, replaced him in the rotation. Sanderson's last start was June 14. "I think we have one stopper on this team and that's Lee (Smith)

Scott Sanderson said he was extremely disappointed that he was not able to start Saturday against the Pirates. And so was manager Jim Frey, to say the least. Sanderson, who injured his side pitching against a minor-league team in Mesa, Ariz., last Monday, was scratched in favor of Matt Keough. "I am extremely disappointed," said Sanderson, who ended last season on the 60-day disabled list with a knee injury. "It's killing me inside not to be able to pitch. My goal this year was not to miss a start, and here I am missing my first start of the season.

Right-hander Scott Sanderson of the Cubs will miss his next scheduled start against the Montreal Expos Monday night because of soreness in his lower back. Lefty Ray Fontenot will start Monday night and stay in the rotation until the severity of Sanderson's injury is determined. Sanderson was examined by a doctor earlier in the week and re-examined Sunday. Sanderson (3-1, 2.14 ERA) spent nearly two months on the disabled list last year because of lower back pain. He had his latest discomfort after his last outing June 5 against Atlanta.

Ignore those distress signals Scott Sanderson has been sending out the last two seasons. The Cubs` oft-injured right-hander has been pitching as if his very career depended on it the last few outings. Wednesday night's masterful four-hit performance in the Cubs` 3-2 triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers was a perfect example of Sanderson's recent handiwork. Now, about those distress signals emitted by the Cubs` infield in the ninth inning. Those were the real thing. Both Dodger runs were unearned and came in the ninth, as reliever Lee Smith and a shaky defense escorted 46,213 Dodger Stadium fans through a late- inning freak show.

Right-handed pitcher Scott Sanderson will be lost to the Cubs for at least two starts because of lower back spasms. Sanderson (3-1) was scheduled to pitch the opener of a four-game series in Montreal Monday night but will not even make the trip. Sanderson pitched 10 innings against Atlanta last Wednesday and was not the pitcher of record in a 4-2 loss to the Braves in 11 innings. "The day after he pitched he aggravated his back while taking batting practice," Cub manager Jim Frey said Sunday.